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Overview
SCHOOL PROFILE

Grace Cook Primary School

Primary Free schools URN 149067
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 270 Published school capacity
Capacity used 75.2% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 2 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

4 February 2025
Latest published outcome Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
Published 12 March 2025 View Ofsted record
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Free schools
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character —
Local authority Suffolk
Trust ORWELL MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 203 203 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 92 45.3% of pupils
Male pupils 111 54.7% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

9.9%
14.9 pts below England
School 9.9%
Mid Suffolk 16.9%
East of England 19.7%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

3.9%
16.4 pts below England
School 3.9%
Mid Suffolk 3.4%
East of England 16.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Mid Suffolk 2.0%
East of England 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
80.3%
163
White and Asian
3.9%
8
African
3.4%
7
White and Black African
3.4%
7
Any other White background
3.0%
6
Any other Mixed background
2.0%
4
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 18.2% 37 of 203 pupils
2.6 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 18.2%
Mid Suffolk 17.8%
East of England 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 14.3% 29 pupils
England 14.8% 0.5 pts below
EHC plans 3.9% 8 pupils
England 6.0% 2.1 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 12
No specialist assessment yet 7
Social, emotional & mental health 7
Autistic spectrum disorder 6
Other difficulty or disability 2
Hearing impairment 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

4.86%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.36 pts lower than England
School 4.86%
Mid Suffolk 5.48%
East of England 6.17%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

12.50%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

3.32 pts lower than England
School 12.50%
Mid Suffolk 12.80%
East of England 15.39%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.25%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.55 pts lower than England
School 1.25%
Mid Suffolk 1.19%
East of England 1.83%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

75.2% 13.0 pts below England
Grace Cook Primary School
75.2%
Mid Suffolk
82.9%
East of England
87.4%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information